St. Patrick’s Day may be on a Monday this year, but that hasn’t put a damper on Peninsula party plans. Several Irish pubs have been celebrating all week long, and more businesses are set to join in starting Friday for a weekend of dining and drink specials, live music, dancing and more. And multiple spots will open early on Monday for a full day of festivities, including one bar welcoming revelers at 6 a.m.
Whether grabbing a Guinness and a plate of corned beef and cabbage, eating brunch while listening to a Celtic harp player or a going to a late-night party sounds best to you, choose your adventure, put on your favorite green shirt and get your plans in order with the help of our guide to St. Patrick’s Day happenings between San Francisco and San Jose.
Searching for four-leaf clovers,
Julia Brown
Six Fifty Editor
editor@thesixfifty.com
Musician finds the hidden songs in sticks and stones and penguin bones
Composer and performer Cheryl E. Leonard discovers the music hidden within rocks, ice, shells and even seaweed, amplifying or constructing instruments from these natural objects. She will perform March 20 at the Cantor Arts Center’s Forms & Frequencies free music series.
How to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the Peninsula — and the days leading up to it
From Irish music and dancing to dining and drink specials, find festivities at these local spots.
A taste of Xinjiang: A new home for Uyghur cuisine debuts in downtown Mountain View
Walking inside Halal Street Xinjiang Cuisine & BBQ feels like being welcomed into owners Sudai Ma’s and Isaming Deng’s home. While the downtown Mountain View restaurant is large and can seat 180 people, it still has a cozy, warm and inviting ambiance.
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Mountain View Multicultural Festival: March 15 Civic Center Plaza hosts a celebration of cultural diversity with performances, exhibits and more.
Vellamo: March 15 Finnish folk-pop duo Vellamo write and play original music (in multiple languages), as well as some traditionals. The band returns to the Menlo Park Library for a live performance.
South San Francisco Holi: March 16 Celebrate the Festival of Colors with snacks, refreshments and performances by South San Francisco Parks and Recreation’s Hindi language and culture classes.
Craft Supplies Swap: March 16 Looking for some fresh crafting inspiration and materials? Burlingame Public Library hosts a supply swap for folks to trade in what they don’t need and pick up something new to take home.
Annual St. Pat’s Hike: March 16 Join No Worries Amigo Hiking Club at Castle Rock State Park for a 5-mile hike, contest and prizes.
St. Paddy’s Day Party: March 21 Domenico Winery’s all-ages St. Paddy’s Day celebration includes live music from Erica & Friends, a leprechaun treasure hunt and Irish folklore storytime, plus a full bar and Irish food available for purchase.
Belmont Handcrafted Originals Art Fair: March 22-23 Artists working in many media, from jewelry to ceramics, photography and more, bring their wares to an art fair held at Carlmont Village Shopping Center.
Nature Lotería: March 22 Peninsula Open Space Trust, Canopy and Latino Outdoors host a bilingual event celebrating nature, community and culture. Play a game of Lotería with cards featuring California plants and animals, illustrated by a local artist. There will also be food, music and more.
Chai Lab Pop-Up: March 22 Fireside Books and More hosts the Chai Lab, offering craft chai, traditional blends and speciality coffees.
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: March 25 Authors and journalists Klein and Thompson, in conversation with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, discuss their book “Abundance,” described as a “paradigm-shifting call to rethink big, entrenched problems that seem mired in systemic scarcity.”
Plan Ahead
Everything Sourdough: March 27 Learn all about working with sourdough and take home a sourdough starter of your own at this workshop presented by Deb of Everything Sourdough, held at Little Green.
San Francisco Salsa Festival: March 28-30 Salsa fans unite for a weekend of music, competition, performances and dance workshops.
Documentary: Contemporary Indigenous Voices: March 29 Catch documentary work by artist Kirti Bassendine followed by a Q&A, part of her “Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range (CIVSCR)” project.
Celebrating 13 Days of Nowruz: March 30 Learn about the rich traditions of Persian, Tajik and Afghan dance, plus an invitation to join in the dancing following a brief lesson.
Happy Pleasant Valley: Through March 30 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the world premiere of this “senior sex scandal murder mystery musical” about a Gen Z influencer and her Korean American grandma.
Bonsai Class at Blue Oak Brewing Company: April 3 Learn to select, style and care for a bonsai tree and take one home with you after this workshop.
Mosab Abu Toha: April 3 Palestinian poet, short story author and essayist Mosab Abu Toha comes to Stanford for a reading and conversation.
Pug Yoga: April 5 Looking to change up your yoga routine and make it a bit more, well, adorable? Meet some adoptable pugs (and/or bring your own well-behaved pug along) during an hour of yoga.
Laser Queen: April 12 De Anza College’s Fujitsu Planetarium celebrates the music of Queen with a laser light show.
Meet the McElhones, the Irish family behind popular Peninsula pubs
The family founded Fiddler’s Green, Behan’s and Molly O’s.
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